Haitian general election, 1957
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General elections were held in Haiti on 22 September 1957.[1] Former Minister of Labour François Duvalier won the presidential election running under the National Unity Party banner,[2] defeating the wealthy mulatto Louis Déjoie,[3] as well as independent moderate Clement Jumelle, who had dropped out on election day in a cloud of suspicions that the army was monitoring the election in favour of Duvalier. Former head of state Daniel Fignolé, considered a champion of poor blacks, was considered ineligible as he had been forcibly exiled months before the election, allegedly kidnapped.
Supporters of Duvalier also won the Chamber of Deputies elections.[4] Following the election, Déjoie went into exile in Cuba along with his supporters, fearing repression from Duvalier supporters. Haiti was not to see a free or semi-free election until after the fall of Duvalier's son Jean-Claude Duvalier in February 1986.
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| François Duvalier | National Unity Party | 680,509 | 72.4 |
| Louis Déjoie | National Agricultural Industrial Party | 249,656 | 26.6 |
| Clement Jumelle | National Party | 9,980 | 1.1 |
| Invalid/blank votes | - | ||
| Total | 940,445 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duvalier supporters | 35 | ||
| Déjoie supporters | 2 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | - | - | |
| Total | 37 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | |||
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p381 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ↑ Haiti: Political Parties Country Studies
- ↑ AvSteeve Coupeau, The history of Haiti
- ↑ Nohlen, p389
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